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DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Water Woes Fall on Women’s Shoulders

Posted on 09 March 2010 by admin

Children in the coastal town of Kalmunai. Credit:Amantha Perera/IPS

By Feizal Samath

COLOMBO, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS) – As a wife of a rice farmer and mother of two children aged nine and two, Sanjeevani Bandara’s days are packed with chores. Yet while she used to be able to keep up with all she has to do in a day, this Sri Lankan mother now finds herself struggling to accomplish even the most basic tasks. Continue Reading

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